Per capita methane emissions in Sudan
Sudan: Per capita methane emissions was 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1920
All-time low
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Sudan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Sudan is 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Sudan peaked at 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1920 and was at its lowest, 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 54th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 51 Iceland 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 52 Bhutan 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 53 Ukraine 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 55 Cambodia 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 56 Eritrea 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 57 Thailand 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Sudan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 51.66 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Urban population 18.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 34.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3527 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 517.02 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3527 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3527 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Sudan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Sudan was 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1920.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Sudan ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.